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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:35:47 -0500Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:51:18 -0400Spring is springing earlier in polar regions than across the rest of Earthhttp://news.psu.edu/story/508281/2018/03/02/research/spring-springing-earlier-polar-regions-across-rest-earth
For every 10 degrees north from the equator you move, spring arrives about four days earlier than it did a decade ago, according to researchers from Penn State, U.C. Davis and the University of Minnesota Duluth. This northward increase in the rate of springtime advance is roughly three times greater than what previous studies indicated.
http://news.psu.edu/story/508281/2018/03/02/research/spring-springing-earlier-polar-regions-across-rest-earthFri, 02 Mar 2018 11:22 -0500Penn State News - climate changeCentury of data shows sea-level rise shifting tides in Delaware, Chesapeake bayshttp://news.psu.edu/story/502250/2018/01/24/research/century-data-shows-sea-level-rise-shifting-tides-delaware
The warming climate is expected to affect coastal regions worldwide as glaciers and ice sheets melt, raising sea level globally. For the first time, an international team has found evidence of how sea-level rise already is affecting high and low tides in both the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, two large estuaries of the eastern United States.
http://news.psu.edu/story/502250/2018/01/24/research/century-data-shows-sea-level-rise-shifting-tides-delawareWed, 24 Jan 2018 12:10 -0500Penn State News - climate changeNew course to examine science, policy and ethics surrounding climate changehttp://news.psu.edu/story/499749/2018/01/05/academics/new-course-examine-science-policy-and-ethics-surrounding-climate
“Ethics of Climate Change," a new interdomain course being offered at University Park this spring, seeks to introduce students to the science, policy and ethics of climate change.
http://news.psu.edu/story/499749/2018/01/05/academics/new-course-examine-science-policy-and-ethics-surrounding-climateFri, 05 Jan 2018 08:23 -0500Penn State News - climate changePicture book empowers children, families to tackle climate changehttp://news.psu.edu/story/498171/2017/12/13/research/picture-book-empowers-children-families-tackle-climate-change
One day a polar bear shows up at Sophia's house asking if it can come inside. Its habitat melted and the bear needs a new home. So starts "The Tantrum that Saved the World," a new children's book about climate change's effects on creatures and communities around the world, by Penn State researcher Michael Mann and author and illustrator Megan Herbert.
http://news.psu.edu/story/498171/2017/12/13/research/picture-book-empowers-children-families-tackle-climate-changeWed, 13 Dec 2017 10:05 -0500Penn State News - climate changeSome like it coldhttp://news.psu.edu/story/493268/2017/11/15/research/some-it-cold
Scientists at Penn State go to the ends of the Earth to find out what makes glaciers tick.
http://news.psu.edu/story/493268/2017/11/15/research/some-it-coldWed, 15 Nov 2017 10:41 -0500Penn State News - climate changeCongressional briefing addresses science's impact on weather prediction, economyhttp://news.psu.edu/story/494347/2017/11/14/research/congressional-briefing-addresses-sciences-impact-weather-prediction
Penn State researcher Fuqing Zhang was one of three experts on a panel, representing universities, federally funded labs and the private sector, who briefed Congress on how recent advances in technology have improved severe weather forecasting, allowing targeted forecasts for both the public and businesses that support the economy and can save lives. The briefing, sponsored by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), took place today (Nov.14).
http://news.psu.edu/story/494347/2017/11/14/research/congressional-briefing-addresses-sciences-impact-weather-predictionTue, 14 Nov 2017 11:57 -0500Penn State News - climate changeSea-level rise, not stronger storm surge, will cause future NYC floodinghttp://news.psu.edu/story/489711/2017/10/23/research/sea-level-rise-not-stronger-storm-surge-will-cause-future-nyc
Rising sea levels caused by a warming climate threaten greater future storm damage to New York City, but the paths of stronger future storms may shift offshore, changing the coastal risk for the city, according to a team of climate scientists.
http://news.psu.edu/story/489711/2017/10/23/research/sea-level-rise-not-stronger-storm-surge-will-cause-future-nycMon, 23 Oct 2017 15:00 -0400Penn State News - climate changeClimate change and extreme weather challenge communities to be resilienthttp://news.psu.edu/story/486624/2017/10/05/research/climate-change-and-extreme-weather-challenge-communities-be
Flooding in Texas and again in Louisiana, a category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic hammering Caribbean islands and Florida and, of course, memories of Sandy and Katrina place extreme weather events like hurricanes and the flooding, storm surge and winds that accompany them in the minds of people in the storms' paths, but also forefront in the minds of administrators, first responders, government officials and city planners.
http://news.psu.edu/story/486624/2017/10/05/research/climate-change-and-extreme-weather-challenge-communities-beThu, 05 Oct 2017 15:46 -0400Penn State News - climate changeWarming unlikely to have major impact on animal agriculture in Northeasthttp://news.psu.edu/story/485909/2017/10/03/research/warming-unlikely-have-major-impact-animal-agriculture-northeast
Climate change will not significantly impair animal agriculture in the Northeast region of the United States, according to a multidisciplinary team of researchers, who point out there are many variables in the future scenario they envision.
http://news.psu.edu/story/485909/2017/10/03/research/warming-unlikely-have-major-impact-animal-agriculture-northeastTue, 03 Oct 2017 11:51 -0400Penn State News - climate changeWood frogs research clarifies risks posed to animals by warming climatehttp://news.psu.edu/story/478301/2017/08/19/research/wood-frogs-research-clarifies-risks-posed-animals-warming-climate
As conditions warm, fish and wildlife living at the southern edge of their species' ranges are most at risk, according to Penn State researchers who led a major collaborative study of how wood frogs are being affected by climate change.
http://news.psu.edu/story/478301/2017/08/19/research/wood-frogs-research-clarifies-risks-posed-animals-warming-climateSat, 19 Aug 2017 09:00 -0400Penn State News - climate changeAllowable 'carbon budget' most likely overestimatedhttp://news.psu.edu/story/475489/2017/07/24/research/allowable-carbon-budget-most-likely-overestimated
While most climate scientists, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, implicitly define "pre-industrial" to be in the late 1800's, a true non-industrially influenced baseline is probably further in the past, according to an international team of researchers who are concerned because it affects the available carbon budget for meeting the 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) warming limit agreed to in the Paris Conference of 2015.
http://news.psu.edu/story/475489/2017/07/24/research/allowable-carbon-budget-most-likely-overestimatedMon, 24 Jul 2017 11:00 -0400Penn State News - climate changeNewly described algae species toughens up corals to endure warming oceanshttp://news.psu.edu/story/474703/2017/07/14/research/newly-described-algae-species-toughens-corals-endure-warming-oceans
Using innovative methods, researchers at Penn State University have identified a new species of stress-tolerant algae that associates with corals in a partnership that promotes the health and growth of coral reef ecosystems.
http://news.psu.edu/story/474703/2017/07/14/research/newly-described-algae-species-toughens-corals-endure-warming-oceansFri, 14 Jul 2017 10:17 -0400Penn State News - climate changePenn State backs open letter to support Paris climate agreementhttp://news.psu.edu/story/470755/2017/06/06/impact/penn-state-backs-open-letter-support-paris-climate-agreement
Penn State has signed an open letter to the international community that affirms the University's commitment to support efforts to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Penn State President Eric Barron is one of more than 180 college and university presidents and chancellors, along with governors, city leaders and business heads, who signed the pledge.
http://news.psu.edu/story/470755/2017/06/06/impact/penn-state-backs-open-letter-support-paris-climate-agreementTue, 06 Jun 2017 13:19 -0400Penn State News - climate changeFrom brook trout to walleyes, warming waters to play havoc with fisherieshttp://news.psu.edu/story/470451/2017/06/04/research/brook-trout-walleyes-warming-waters-play-havoc-fisheries
A few degrees, on average, can make a huge difference in lakes and streams as aquatic species struggle to compete and in some cases survive, and that's why a warming climate is of concern to fisheries managers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/470451/2017/06/04/research/brook-trout-walleyes-warming-waters-play-havoc-fisheriesSun, 04 Jun 2017 12:33 -0400Penn State News - climate changeProfessor invited to discuss combating climate change at national TED talkhttp://news.psu.edu/story/464370/2017/04/24/research/professor-invited-discuss-combating-climate-change-national-ted
David Titley, professor of international affairs and of practice in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State, will discuss the role the military could play in combating climate change during the TED 2017 conference. Titley will join seven other speakers from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. April 26 for Session 6: Planet, Protection, hosted by Chris Anderson, the owner of TED, a nonprofit organization that provides idea-based talks.
http://news.psu.edu/story/464370/2017/04/24/research/professor-invited-discuss-combating-climate-change-national-tedMon, 24 Apr 2017 10:53 -0400Penn State News - climate change